1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/faces.el b/lisp/faces.el
index aa18e29582e..4f62a5b1546 100644
--- a/lisp/faces.el
+++ b/lisp/faces.el
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ The following attributes are recognized:
 
 `:family'
 
-VALUE must be a string specifying the font family, e.g. ``courier'',
+VALUE must be a string specifying the font family, e.g. ``monospace'',
 or a fontset alias name.  If a font family is specified, wild-cards `*'
 and `?' are allowed.